SOC 27-3091 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Interpreters and Translators

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$60,170

U.S. median hourly wage$28.93

U.S. employment52,060

Nationally, interpreters and translators earned a median of $60,170 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 52,060 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Interpreters and Translators: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$109,970	$52.87	280	0.4
Maryland	$88,550	$42.57	1,150	0.4
New York	$84,090	$40.43	3,240	0.3
Rhode Island	$82,320	$39.58	200	0.4
Massachusetts	$72,750	$34.98	2,280	0.6
Colorado	$71,790	$34.51	800	0.3
California	$70,770	$34.02	5,560	0.3
Connecticut	$68,340	$32.85	280	0.2
Minnesota	$66,410	$31.93	1,030	0.3
Oregon	$66,300	$31.88	660	0.3
Idaho	$66,130	$31.80	300	0.4
Utah	$65,770	$31.62	850	0.5
New Mexico	$63,550	$30.55	360	0.4
Maine	$63,470	$30.51	90	0.1
Wisconsin	$63,390	$30.48	1,410	0.5
Virginia	$63,030	$30.30	1,630	0.4
Vermont	$62,450	$30.02	80	0.3
Washington	$61,750	$29.69	1,250	0.4
Ohio	$61,230	$29.44	2,030	0.4
New Jersey	$58,970	$28.35	870	0.2
Georgia	$57,880	$27.83	1,600	0.3
Mississippi	$57,130	$27.47	80	0.1
Pennsylvania	$57,040	$27.42	1,420	0.2
Missouri	$57,010	$27.41	440	0.1
New Hampshire	$56,370	$27.10	240	0.3
Illinois	$55,290	$26.58	1,510	0.2
Kentucky	$53,590	$25.77	480	0.2
South Dakota	$53,140	$25.55	230	0.5
Nebraska	$53,050	$25.51	570	0.6
Arkansas	$52,490	$25.24	220	0.2
Tennessee	$51,080	$24.56	710	0.2
South Carolina	$50,860	$24.45	520	0.2
Nevada	$50,370	$24.21	320	0.2
Arizona	$50,150	$24.11	2,070	0.6
North Carolina	$50,030	$24.05	1,780	0.4
Oklahoma	$48,980	$23.55	320	0.2
Florida	$48,930	$23.53	4,200	0.4
Louisiana	$48,420	$23.28	120	0.1
North Dakota	$48,190	$23.17	130	0.3
Iowa	$48,150	$23.15	560	0.4
Indiana	$48,140	$23.14	1,170	0.4
Kansas	$47,950	$23.05	470	0.3
Montana	$47,850	$23.01	60	0.1
Texas	$47,510	$22.84	6,780	0.5
Alabama	$46,130	$22.18	310	0.1
Michigan	$45,310	$21.78	940	0.2
Puerto Rico	$42,990	$20.67	130	0.1
Hawaii	$42,270	$20.32	60	0.1
Alaska	Not published	Not published	150	0.4
Delaware	Not published	Not published	110	0.2
West Virginia	Not published	Not published	120	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 170 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Interpreters and Translators: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$101,530	$48.81	300	0.3
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$94,510	$45.44	1,630	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$93,960	$45.17	60	0.1
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$87,590	$42.11	2,520	0.3
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$84,960	$40.84	30	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$83,680	$40.23	760	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$83,200	$40.00	370	0.3
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$82,440	$39.63	70	0.3
Salem, OR	$80,960	$38.92	100	0.6
Akron, OH	$80,640	$38.77	100	0.3
Boise City, ID	$80,250	$38.58	140	0.4
Lancaster, PA	$78,890	$37.93	40	0.1
Richmond, VA	$78,030	$37.52	140	0.2
Rochester, NY	$77,770	$37.39	450	0.9
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$75,920	$36.50	70	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$75,230	$36.17	210	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$75,120	$36.12	1,660	0.6
Boulder, CO	$75,060	$36.09	50	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$74,850	$35.99	460	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$74,310	$35.73	450	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$73,690	$35.43	360	0.2
Worcester, MA	$72,750	$34.98	240	0.7
Madison, WI	$72,720	$34.96	220	0.5
Ogden, UT	$70,510	$33.90	110	0.4
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$69,470	$33.40	150	0.3
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$69,460	$33.39	1,480	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$69,430	$33.38	340	0.5
St. Cloud, MN	$69,190	$33.27	90	0.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$68,980	$33.17	650	0.3
Fresno, CA	$68,050	$32.72	110	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$67,560	$32.48	120	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$67,200	$32.31	90	0.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$66,980	$32.20	Not published	Not published
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$66,940	$32.19	60	0.4
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$66,720	$32.08	70	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$66,320	$31.89	120	0.4
Visalia, CA	$66,000	$31.73	50	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$65,910	$31.69	40	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$65,800	$31.63	690	0.3
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$65,770	$31.62	580	0.7
Cleveland, OH	$65,410	$31.45	160	0.2
Rochester, MN	$64,820	$31.17	110	0.9
Knoxville, TN	$64,770	$31.14	140	0.3
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$64,700	$31.11	480	0.6
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$64,550	$31.03	Not published	Not published
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$64,360	$30.94	430	0.4
York-Hanover, PA	$64,330	$30.93	40	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$64,260	$30.90	30	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$64,260	$30.90	110	0.2
New Haven, CT	$64,260	$30.90	40	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$64,010	$30.78	130	0.4
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$63,900	$30.72	50	0.2
Medford, OR	$63,810	$30.68	40	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$63,520	$30.54	70	0.4
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$63,340	$30.45	40	0.4
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$63,230	$30.40	110	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$63,180	$30.37	50	0.4
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$62,900	$30.24	600	0.5
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,730	$30.16	120	0.1
Salinas, CA	$62,720	$30.16	560	3.0
Bend, OR	$62,630	$30.11	50	0.5
Reading, PA	$62,590	$30.09	40	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$61,920	$29.77	580	0.2
St. George, UT	$61,830	$29.73	50	0.5
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,610	$29.62	30	0.3
Appleton, WI	$61,210	$29.43	40	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$61,120	$29.39	960	0.7
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$61,100	$29.37	520	0.5
Spartanburg, SC	$61,040	$29.35	60	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$61,000	$29.33	70	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$60,960	$29.31	440	0.4
Jacksonville, FL	$60,930	$29.29	160	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$60,850	$29.25	330	0.3
Lincoln, NE	$60,820	$29.24	100	0.5
Corpus Christi, TX	$60,600	$29.13	40	0.2
Modesto, CA	$60,530	$29.10	40	0.2
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$60,420	$29.05	1,130	0.4
Savannah, GA	$60,260	$28.97	30	0.2
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$60,020	$28.86	40	0.3
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$59,660	$28.68	1,070	0.2
Toledo, OH	$59,490	$28.60	40	0.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$58,530	$28.14	30	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$57,940	$27.86	770	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$57,920	$27.85	190	0.5
Tallahassee, FL	$57,520	$27.66	140	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$57,480	$27.64	180	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$56,960	$27.39	50	0.3
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,920	$27.36	1,280	0.3
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$56,390	$27.11	90	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$56,370	$27.10	160	0.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$55,480	$26.67	40	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$55,400	$26.63	120	0.3
Columbus, OH	$55,380	$26.62	560	0.5
Peoria, IL	$54,690	$26.29	40	0.2
Roanoke, VA	$54,630	$26.26	40	0.3
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$54,390	$26.15	60	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$53,960	$25.94	310	0.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$53,790	$25.86	60	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$53,590	$25.77	170	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$53,460	$25.70	40	0.1
Greenville, NC	$53,140	$25.55	50	0.6
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$53,140	$25.55	130	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$52,970	$25.47	100	0.4
Merced, CA	$52,710	$25.34	30	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$52,640	$25.31	390	0.3
Columbia, SC	$52,200	$25.09	170	0.4
Cedar Rapids, IA	$52,000	$25.00	40	0.3
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$52,000	$25.00	60	0.5
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$51,990	$25.00	140	0.4
Springfield, MA	$51,910	$24.96	110	0.5
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$51,820	$24.91	380	0.3
Reno, NV	$51,730	$24.87	40	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$51,270	$24.65	190	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$51,030	$24.53	100	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$50,480	$24.27	60	0.4
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$50,480	$24.27	80	0.3
Springfield, IL	$50,390	$24.23	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$50,370	$24.21	260	0.2
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$50,270	$24.17	30	0.3
Topeka, KS	$50,250	$24.16	50	0.4
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$50,070	$24.07	1,720	0.7
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$49,840	$23.96	290	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$49,470	$23.78	1,170	0.8
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$49,420	$23.76	80	1.1
Winston-Salem, NC	$49,350	$23.73	100	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$49,270	$23.69	50	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$48,930	$23.53	140	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$48,820	$23.47	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,490	$23.31	60	0.2
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$48,360	$23.25	60	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$48,190	$23.17	70	0.5
Rockford, IL	$48,140	$23.14	60	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$47,940	$23.05	150	0.3
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$47,820	$22.99	40	0.3
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$47,800	$22.98	Not published	Not published
Evansville, IN	$47,690	$22.93	40	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$47,530	$22.85	700	0.6
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$47,400	$22.79	40	0.2
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$47,370	$22.77	70	0.2
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$47,140	$22.66	50	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$47,070	$22.63	70	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$45,670	$21.96	30	0.2
Tyler, TX	$44,670	$21.47	30	0.3
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$44,490	$21.39	2,530	0.8
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$44,180	$21.24	80	0.6
Fort Wayne, IN	$44,000	$21.16	70	0.3
Jackson, MS	$43,950	$21.13	30	0.1
El Paso, TX	$43,870	$21.09	530	1.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$43,470	$20.90	130	0.4
Gainesville, GA	$42,660	$20.51	40	0.4
Wichita, KS	$42,500	$20.43	100	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$41,840	$20.11	50	0.2
Asheville, NC	$41,580	$19.99	80	0.5
Birmingham, AL	$41,470	$19.94	100	0.2
Urban Honolulu, HI	$40,690	$19.56	50	0.1
Harrisonburg, VA	$40,580	$19.51	30	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$40,490	$19.46	30	0.1
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	$39,210	$18.85	40	0.5
Burlington, NC	$38,720	$18.61	50	0.7
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$38,130	$18.33	90	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$35,990	$17.30	580	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	Not published	Not published	160	1.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Not published	Not published	50	0.5
Idaho Falls, ID	Not published	Not published	60	0.8
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	Not published	Not published	100	0.4
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	Not published	Not published	30	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	Not published	Not published	120	0.9
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	Not published	Not published	30	0.1
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	Not published	Not published	60	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	Not published	Not published	310	0.4

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.